2014 Division Pit Maps

[Hallry]

I figured these would be useful to some:

Archimedes
Curie
Galileo
Newton

P.S. Anyone know why they're called the 'Vulcan Practice Field' on the Curie map and the 'CIA Practice Field' on the Galileo map?
EDTI: Chris clarifies that they're sponsors a few posts down. Thanks Chris!
P.S.S. I also just noticed that the robot pathway is called 'Flowers Lane' on the Galileo map.

[Gregor]

Is there a full venue map with labeled divisions anywhere? The best I could find was this.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by Hallry

P.S. Anyone know why they're called the 'Vulcan Practice Field' on the Curie map and the 'CIA Practice Field' on the Galileo map?

I remember seeing somewhere that Vulcan and the CIA are sponsors, and apparently they got fields named after themselves.

PS. Page 15 of http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default...RC_CMP_A-Z.pdf

Practice Fields sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency and Vulcan Spring: If you wish to practice running your robot...

[PayneTrain]

I hope we get a better, more complete map before load in. I can't understate the relative uselessness of these in figuring out the best door to enter.

[pwnageNick]

Originally Posted by Hallry

P.S. Anyone know why they're called the 'Vulcan Practice Field' on the Curie map and the 'CIA Practice Field' on the Galileo map?

I'm guessing those are the sponsors of the practice fields..

-Nick

[M. Lillis]

So I photoshopped the pit layouts together based on overlapping features. Sadly, Newton had absolutely nothing around it on the small PDF file, so it's impossible to tell where it is in relation to everything else. Hope it helps.

Here are 3/4 combined: http://imgur.com/nDGehkl

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by M. Lillis

So I photoshopped the pit layouts together based on overlapping features. Sadly, Newton had absolutely nothing around it on the small PDF file, so it's impossible to tell where it is in relation to everything else. Hope it helps.

Here are 3/4 combined: http://imgur.com/nDGehkl

Based on where I think all of these are, I'd guess that Newton is to the immediate left of Galileo...they would share the CIA practice field.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

Based on where I think all of these are, I'd guess that Newton is to the immediate left of Galileo...they would share the CIA practice field.

That's what I was thinking too, which would make it a bit different from last year's setup.

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by Craig Roys

Based on where I think all of these are, I'd guess that Newton is to the immediate left of Galileo...they would share the CIA practice field.

Looking at the map from last year, it appears that is almost certainly the case. Archimedes is now next to the tunnel instead of at the other end of the hall, and newton now sits in the space that was occupied by the some FTC pits.

Still, I hope we can get something before Wednesday that doesn't have to be stitched together like we're on a network television crime procedural.

[Ernst]

What exactly is 71 doing in the upper right corner of Galileo? They aren't in with the rest of the pits and have a space bigger than everyone else. Given the pit layout, they would be in a back corner of the convention center, not readily accessible to guests the way the Hall of Fame area is.

Edit: Maybe it was just wishful thinking and I was hoping to see the Beast again.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by ZehP

What exactly is 71 doing in the upper right corner of Galileo? They aren't in with the rest of the pits and have a space bigger than everyone else. Given the pit layout, they would be in a back corner of the convention center, not readily accessible to guests the way the Hall of Fame area is.

That's not a pit, that just a box with a number in it, you can see a similar box "58A" towards the bottom of the Galileo page.

[M. Lillis]

So I figured it out. I have added in Newton to the left of the rest, and overlayed it on the map someone else posted. It seems to line up with the doors on the PDF file and everything stays within the building on my layout. Don't take it as the final layout, I could be wrong.

4 Divisions: http://imgur.com/j8wII7V

Overlayed w/ map: http://imgur.com/BXJMax3 (Zoom in on top left, halls 4 & 5)

**On the overlay, you can see the grey boxes and black circles are the support columns. These should line up perfectly, but they are off on my picture. This leads me to believe that the overlay is the correct setup.

[MrTechCenter]

Originally Posted by M. Lillis

So I figured it out. I have added in Newton to the left of the rest, and overlayed it on the map someone else posted. It seems to line up with the doors on the PDF file and everything stays within the building on my layout. Don't take it as the final layout, I could be wrong.

4 Divisions: http://imgur.com/j8wII7V

Overlayed w/ map: http://imgur.com/BXJMax3 (Zoom in on top left, halls 4 & 5)

If this is how it ends up, Newton has quite the walk. I mean, it was long before, but now they have to go around half of Galileo and through the middle. Also, I noticed that it also says "Robot Path" to the far right. Is there two separate paths for queuing and returning this year?

[PayneTrain]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

If this is how it ends up, Newton has quite the walk. I mean, it was long before, but now they have to go around half of Galileo and through the middle. Also, I noticed that it also says "Robot Path" to the far right. Is there two separate paths for queuing and returning this year?

That's just more of a designated robot freeway. You didn't necessarily queue until you reached the tunnel, but you had the path next to the wall marked off for robots only.

[TD78]

Originally Posted by MrTechCenter

If this is how it ends up, Newton has quite the walk. I mean, it was long before, but now they have to go around half of Galileo and through the middle. Also, I noticed that it also says "Robot Path" to the far right. Is there two separate paths for queuing and returning this year?

The "robot path" is where the crates are normally stored in years past. I wonder if they swapped the robot path and crate storage spots to move the traffic flow away from the main corner pit entrance...it becomes quite a mess with all the robots going back and forth in addition to people coming and going...